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Hope in Suffering

Lamentations 3·Xhosa Bible

1Ndim indoda ebone iintsizi, ngentonga yokuphuphuma komsindo wakhe."

2Undikhokele wandihambisa ebumnyameni, akwaba sekukhanyeni."

3Ubuye wasiguqulela kum ndedwa isandla sakho imini yonke."

4Uyonakalisile inyama yam nolusu lwam; uwaphule amathambo am."

5Undakhele wandirhaqa ngenyongo nendiniso."

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6Undibele ezindaweni ezimnyama, njengabafe ngonaphakade."

7Undibiyele ngeenxa zonke, andinakuphuma; uwenze aba nzima amakhamandela am obhedu."

8Noko ndikhalayo, ndizibikayo, uyawuvingcela umthandazo wam."

9Uzibiyele iindlela zam ngamatye aqingqiweyo, uzenze goso iingqushu zam."

10Kum uyibhere elalelayo, uyingonyama esezintsithelweni."

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11Uzityekisile iindlela zam, wandidlavula; undenze inxuwa."

12Usigobile isaphetha sakhe, wandimisa ndaba yitekeni yotolo lwakhe."

13Uzise ezintsweni zam iintolo zomphongolo wakhe."

14Ndisuke ndayintlekisa kubantu bonke bakowethu; ndiyingoma yabo imini yonke."

15Undihluthise ngeento ezikrakra, wandiseza ndahlutha umhlonyane."

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16Uwaphule ngohlalu amazinyo am; undixinzelele phantsi eluthuthwini."

17Uwuhlambile umphefumlo wam, awaba naluxolo; ndiyilibele into elungileyo."

18Ndathi, aphelile amandla am, nokulinda kwam kuYehova."

19Zikhumbule iintsizi zam, nokutshutshiswa kwam, umhlonyane nenyongo."

20Umphefumlo wam uyazikhumbula unangoku ezo zinto, usibekekile kum."

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21Oko ndikunyamekele ngentliziyo: ngenxa yoko ndilindile."

22Kungeenceba zikaYehova le nto singagqityelwanga, ngokuba azipheli iimfesane zakhe."

23Zintsha imiso ngemiso; kukhulu ukuthembeka kwakhe."

24Isabelo sam nguYehova, utsho umphefumlo wam; ngenxa yoko ndilindele kuye."

25UYehova ulungile kwabathembele kuye, kumphefumlo omquqelayo."

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26Kulungile ukuba umntu alulindele, ethe cwaka, usindiso lukaYehova."

27Kuyilungele indoda ukuba iyithwale idyokhwe kwasebutsheni bayo."

28Mayihlale yodwa ithe cwaka, xa iyithwalisiweyo."

29Mayiwubeke eluthulini umlomo wayo; kungabakho ithemba mhlawumbi."

30Mayisinikele isidlele sayo koyibethayo; mayihluthe yingcikivo."

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31Ngokuba iNkosi yam ayiyi kumhlamba umntu ngonaphakade,"

32Ngokuba naxa imhlisele usizi, noko yoba nemfesane ngokobuninzi benceba yayo."

33Ngokuba ayibacinezeli ngokuphuma entliziyweni yayo, ibenze babe nosizi oonyana babantu."

34Ekutyunyuzweni kwababanjiweyo bonke behlabathi phantsi kweenyawo;"

35Ekulijikeni ityala lomfo phambi kobuso bOsenyangweni;"

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36Ekuphenulweni komntu ekubambaneni kwakhe nomnye: iNkosi yam ayiboni na?"

37Ngubani na okhe wathetha, kwenzeka, iNkosi yam ingawisanga mthetho?"

38Akuphumi okubi nokulungileyo emlonyeni wOsenyangweni na?"

39Yini na ukuba umntu akhalaze ephilile? Umfo makakhalaze ngenxa yezono zakhe."

40Masiziphengulule iindlela zethu, sizigocagoce, sibuyele kuYehova."

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41Masizinyuse iintliziyo zethu kunye nezandla zethu, sizise kuThixo emazulwini."

42Thina sikreqile saba neenkani; wena akuxolelanga."

43Uzigqubuthele ngomsindo, wasisukela; ubulele akwaconga."

44Uzigqubuthele ngelifu, ukuze ungaphumeli umthandazo wethu."

45Usenze inkunkuma, imvuthuluka esazulwini sezizwe."

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46Zisakhamisele umlomo wazo zonke iintshaba zethu."

47Kokwethu ukunkwantya, nomgongxo, nesibatha, nokutshabalala, nokwaphuka."

48Iliso lam lihla imijelo yamanzi, ngenxa yokwaphuka kwentombi yabantu bakowethu."

49Iliso lam liyatyityizela, aliyeki, alinqamki,"

50Ade aqondele abone uYehova, esemazulwini."

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51Iliso lam liyawubulala umphefumlo wam, ngenxa yeentombi zonke zomzi wakowethu."

52Zindizingele zandizingela njengentaka iintshaba zam ngelize."

53Zibubhangisile ubomi bam ngokundeyelisela emhadini, zandigibisela ngamatye."

54Amanzi ahambe phezu kwentloko yam, ndathi, Ndinqanyulwe."

55Ndinqule igama lakho, Yehova, kongaphantsi umhadi."

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56Izwi lam waliva; musa ukuyifihla indlebe yakho ekubefuzeni kwam, ekuzibikeni kwam."

57Wasondela ngemini yokukunqula kwam, wathi, Musa ukoyika."

58Uwathethile amatyala omphefumlo wam, Nkosi yam; ubukhulule ubomi bam ngokubumisela."

59Ukubonile, Yehova, ukuphenulwa kwam; ligwebe ityala lam."

60Uyibonile yonke impindezelo yabo, uzivile zonke iingcinga zabo ngam."

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61Ukuvile ukungcikiva kwabo, Yehova, uzivile zonke iingcinga zabo ngam,"

62Umlomo wabo basukela phezulu kum, nezicamango zabo ngam yonke imini."

63Ukuhlala kwabo nokusuka kwabo kubheke; ndiyingoma yabo."

64Babuyisele imbuyekezo, Yehova, ngokwezenzo zezandla zabo."

65Banike ubumfama bentliziyo; intshwabulo yakho mayibe kubo."

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66Basukele ngomsindo, ubatshabalalise, bangabikho phantsi kwamazulu kaYehova."

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